Salmelainen
Appearance
Salmelainen is a Finnish surname.
Geographical distribution
[edit]As of 2014, 94.5% of all known bearers of the surname Salmelainen were residents of Finland (frequency 1:24,760), 2.1% of Sweden (1:1,969,352) and 2.1% of Australia (1:4,754,775).
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:24,760) in the following regions:[1]
- 1. North Karelia (1:5,086)
- 2. Southern Savonia (1:15,895)
- 3. Central Finland (1:16,737)
- 4. Uusimaa (1:17,584)
- 5. Kymenlaakso (1:18,989)
- 6. Tavastia Proper (1:23,877)
People
[edit]- Tony Salmelainen, Finnish ice-hockey player
- Tommi Salmelainen, Finnish ice-hockey player